Why do I even EVER think that what I see on TV I will get in the restaurant. Just slap me silly, please !!! When I saw the commercial for the squash soup/flatbread turkey sandwich, well, I just had to have it. I LOVE fall foods. My favorite time of year. The squash soup was to die for,, creamy, squashy and just the right amount of spice. The flatbread sandwich was pretty much flatbread with raw spinach, a few cranberries, and if you looked really hard, you might find a little slice of turkey in there. Don't know where the herb cheese spread was, or the zesty cranberry mostarda (just he few cranberries mentioned earlier). The flatbread was quite large, the filling only filled maybe 1/3 (and I'm being generous) of it, so I literally had to tear off 2/3 of the flatbread so I could get to the sandwich part. Oh, and it says it's slow roasted turkey, NOPE, smoked turkey,, and I hate smoked meats. Very disappointing. Drinks were just as awful if not worse than the sandwich. Every tea they offered was tasteless (yes I tasted them all) and they serve Pepsi products (Horrors!!) so I was screwed on the drinks. So why give them 3 stars,,, the soup,,,they have awesome soups. Learned my lesson, once again, I will return but only for soup, salad and the occasional loaf of bread to take home. read more

Panera Bread - Squash soup and turkey & cranberry flatbread sandwich - Sandwiches Near Me - Riverview, Florida

Panera is one of my regular spots. I always hit them up either locally or when I'm traveling. And this one doesn't disappoint. Staff is pretty attentive and friendly and the food is consistently good. I consider it more of a lunch spot but they have breakfast and some warm dinner type options. Sandwiches, soups, salads and some pastas make up most of the menu. It's a bakery so it's a good choice for fresh baked goods and artisan style breads. There are plenty of drink options as well, coffees, teas, smoothies, etc. Price hovers around $10 for a meal, drink, and a treat. Free Wifi is a bonus and makes it a good spot to work on the road. But don't be a tool and order something if you're occupying a seat and bandwidth... Now go rock on with your life! read more

Panera Bread - I've only been saying this for years! Finally here... Save your complicated orders and the hold up! - Sandwiches Near Me - Riverview, Florida

I stopped coming here like a year ago because two times in a row I found hair in my food..... Today my kids begged me for Panera so I caved in today for it brought it home and haven't even opened our food and theirs hair on the packaging!!! Why why why?!?! Do you all leave a piece with every order??? I'm not even gonna eat my food this grosses me out can't imagine what's floating in my soup this time! Third times a charm so we won't be back. read more

Panera Bread - HAIR - Sandwiches Near Me - Riverview, Florida

Oh wow - first time back in a Panera in years . Figured a better road option than most other fast food . I asked for the Mediterranean sandwich and a veggie soup. No bottled options like pellegrino so I stayed w the water in the vehicle . Turned out I got a half sandwich and about a half a cup of soup . The half sandwich had a leaf of lettuce a couple razor thin slices of cukes and three mini wedges if feta . My stomach was growling before during and after . My wife went in after me as she'd been in the phone - I asked her to get me a broccoli Mac n cheese - she came out with a grilled cheese fur herself which was very disappointing- velveeta quality cheese - you ain't getting any smoked Gouda here baby !- The Mac n cheese was like soup and the same fake cheese - broccoli was minimal and tiny - just barely there. What has this place become ? Well, not a place I'd look forward to frequent again . read more

If my kids didn't like this place , I would never go back. Orders are usually wrong. Always missing something. Curbside service is a joke. Once I forgot to enter vehicle description so this is why they didn't bring it out. There are 3 spots in the parking lot. The average bear would have been able to find the car. Get it together. So expensive for over salted food almost $50 for four meals. Ridiculous. read more

To start, I ordered and waited for my food. They first gave me the wrong sandwich, with no apology and just the angry typical teenager look that they had to remake it. Then they still didn't give me the side pickles I had ordered. Then, the portion size of the Mac and cheese LARGE doesn't even fill half the bowl up. I used to love Panera, but now I can now officially say I will never eat at any Panera again. This wasn't the first bad experience I've had with Panera but it will be the last. Panera is a greedy corporation who consistently hires the rudest employees. I'd rather go to chipotle and get twice as much food at half the cost. Ridiculous. read more

Panera Bread - Sandwiches Near Me - Riverview, Florida

Ordered food at 6:20 for curb side. Said it would be ready at 6:35. It's now 6:58. I checked in already saying I'm here. The place looks empty from outside. Horrible! read more

Safe food is served at 165. The soup stirred was 138. The Mac n cheese was pulled from frozen packets and cooked long enough to squeeze into the container. Still cold in the container. If I wanted to cook I wouldn't have spent $50 on Panera. The line associates complained loudly about having to pull out the food that was put away 20min before closing. The Fuji salad was missing ingredients too. Expected more from a Panera. I've gotten better service and food from McDonald's. read more

This place used to be so good. Its been at least 1 year since my last visit. I walkes in and ordered a soup and sandwich meal. Went into the diningroom to wait. It smells so weird. And you can feel the moisture in the air. There must be a leak somewhere....a big one. They need to fix that as soon as possible. Well i ate and finished my meal. The teens working the registers were typical and clearly did not want to be there. Im sad because I used to love this place. Its gone down hill. They need to get back to the way they were. That area is growing fast and now there are a lot of other choices for sandwiches. read more

Very friendly staff definitely recommend this location! Went with my baby sister and they gave her a free cookie

So, I am at Panera Bread in Riverview, FL, and I am ordering a half sandwich and a soup in a breadbowl. I order, and am told that they do not have the bread for either the sandwich or the breadbowl. So I said, "the bread place is out of bread?" The girl behind the counter responded with a pissy attitude, "I'll get the manager if you want"...I accepted her pissy offer, and asked the manager to give me the larger soup since I had to make concessions on their account of not having bread. He said no, because he couldn't ring it up like that. Whatever happened to managers giving a crap about customer satisfaction. IT WAS THEIR FAULT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY DAMN BREAD!!!! To make matters worse, some lady standing next to me says..."you know they close at nine right?"...Like I was in the wrong or something! So I said, "yes, I realize they close at nine. However, it is only seven-thirty. Why don't you walk outside and look at the word under Panera on the sign....It says BREAD!!!! I guess it was wrong of me to ask for bread at a bread place, or maybe they should just call themselves Panera Soup or Salad...But they definitely do not have any bread.....OR TACT! read more

Service at this location was very disappointing. The girl behind the counter was cold and did not even use please or thank you. Our baked goods were placed on the counter and left without a word. We had asked for a cinnamon bun warmed. It arrived cold and a large piece of it missing. I asked for it to be warmed. She told me that I could put it in the customer microwave and did not even indicate where the microwave was located. Definitely not the service we are used to from Panera. Our neighborhood Panera is always inviting and friendly. read more

Just like every restaurant on the area slow and out of everything... it's Panera bread! How can you be out of almost every bread. I couldn't even get a sandwich. The girl at the register couldn't even tell me what sandwiches were made with the few breads they had! I got a salad and they just through the bread that came with it in the big bag just like the threw in a fork! read more

We had colds & Panera's soups hooked us up. Panera is leading when it comes to consistency which all their stores. Still don't forget your local food business owners. 5 - stars here! read more

I bought a green goddess cob salad yesterday from here and it was brown and wilted. Called manager who's name was Holly and she said to come in and pick up new salad today. My husband went out of his way to get salad and the manager today says no note so she did not give him salad. I will never go here again. I would have gave them a 0 if possible. read more

Location: Big Bend Road, Riverview. This location needs to train its high school/college staff better. They are unassumingly rude, and more interested is socializing with each other, than focusing on customer service. I blame the manager of this location for their staff's poor service. We were served by Olivia, who needs re-training in customer service. She handed us our beverage cups by saying, "here". What?! It's leadership's responsibility to train, and correct, staff providing poor service. It's also management's role to supervise to ensure clean eating areas. It's unacceptable to have dirty tables, while staff are standing around gossiping. The lobby area has a strange odor, that I can only attribute to using a dirty mop. On the other spectrum, we had a young African American gentleman vacuuming in close proximity to where we were eating. Really?! Even if the staffer didn't recognize that vacuuming while customers are eating is unsanitary; at the very least he should know that it's not a pleasant eating experience. I'm hesitant to return to this location. Get it together management team! read more

Mom died, and Psychodad wanted to have a sort of reception slash memorial greeting in his apartment. The first thing we thought of was Panera. We have a friend who handles the catering at a Panera in Virginia, and she does such a good job that we went to this Panera to have them cater Psychodad's reception. It was fantastic. The delivery was right on time. I mean it was right on time. We asked them for twelve o'clock, and they came right at twelve o'clock. We asked for some sandwiches, chips, pickles and cookies. We received several compliments, and people asked us where we got the catering. Thanks so much to Panera for providing the food for this event. It went off well. We had a lot of people. And ultimately I think it provided some comfort to Psychodad for the loss of his spouse. read more

Tried the new frozen blood orange lemonade. Very disappointed. Tasted like a watered down slushy version of the fountain drink. It cam in a medium size and was also more expensive than a large fountain drink. So less drink in quantity and taste, yet more money. Not worth it. read more

I used to come here often to study. Today I am here drinking the strawberry smoothie and eating a strawberry danish... I locked out of my house.... So thanks panera bread for your clean facilities..... By the wAy I ordered a mango smoothie not a strawberry smoothie..... Oh well read more

Panera Bread - This is not a mango smoothie - Sandwiches Near Me - Riverview, Florida

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This Panera is just down the street from where I live. I really love all of their food. The restaurant is always neat and tidy. They are usually busy but work to get you in and out quickly. Why only 3 stars? I think the Panera in the Brandon Mall is better. I feel like they aren't as friendly here. I always order the broccoli cheddar soup. Especially if I'm under the weather I crave this soup. Their chicken salad is amazing. I've also had a couple of their paninis. So yummy! I have never ordered something that didn't taste good. My boys love their muffies. I love that they have those. I don't think my boys could ever finish one of the muffins so the muffies are perfect. read more

Panera bread usually gets a 5 star but I gave a 4 because my bread was kind of hard and my onions were too sweet

Decided to try this out for more than a toasted bagel. Never really been here. Probably never gonna be back for more than a toasted bagel. Me: "Can I please have my cinnamon bun warmed?" Cashier: "The microwave is behind you." Whhaaattt? What kind of self respecting restaurant had a microwave in its lobby? Maybe I just don't understand their concept but geez. I can say that the staff was extremely friendly. read more

Normally I am not the person to write a review but I had to this morning. I was waiting for my food watching a manager help make food,a girl turned picked up her food and than dropped it on the floor. She pick it up with a napkin brought it back to the counter and ask to have it remade,the manager said yes and remade the food but use the same plate and the same napkins that she picked up her food off the floor with re-folded the napkins and put it on the plate. this is disgusting I was always told this Panera bread was like this never believed it until I witnessed it myself this morning..... I will never return to this Panera bread again I was a weekly loyal customer not no more...... read more

Don't get takeout!!! Was a Panera fan, but the shockingly inconsistent food quality has now pushed me over the edge of no return. Ordered take out Thai Chicken Wonton Bowl and Roasted Turkey Kale. I got home and opened my goodies only to be greeted by a takeout bowl of wontons and broth that looked half eaten. Literally...it didn't even fill up half of the bowl. Perhaps it leaked on the way home? Nope, paper bag was completely unmolested by any leaking food. After cleaning out the bowl after a meager four bites (mind you that I paid $8.99 for this bowl (see posted picture), that's like $2 per wonton and a dollar for some overcooked broccoli and broth) I was actually almost pleased that there wasn't a proper sized serving as it was that inedible. On to my sandwich, I couldn't quite get what the sandwich was supposed to taste like because on one half of the sandwich was the turkey and on the other half was the cheese and kale. Again, I got half of what I paid for... Don't bother with takeout. The quality issues will drive you crazy as you're left with a pile of crap food and no recourse as you have better things to do than drive all the way back to offer them constructive criticism. read more

Panera Bread - Thai Wonton Bowl. No I didn't eat any of it before snapping this. It arrived looking half-eaten. So disappointed for $8.99. - Sandwiches Near Me - Riverview, Florida

This place has gone downhill.Their food used to be good quality and quantity for the price. Their serving sizes have gotten ridiculously small. My husband ordered a broccoli and cheese bread bowl with mainly bread. I went to talk to the supervisor and she had zero concern. read more

I haven't lived here long, but I am very pleased with the Rapid Pick Up process. My order is always right, completed on time, and I can run in and pick it up without having to deal with anyone on days I don't have time to deal with people or chat. I also downloaded the Panera App and used it for the first time today. The fact that I can use my stored card from my online profile and very easily customize my order made being a customer a breeze. Thank you, Panera! read more

The food was good and staff friendly but there was so much plastic on the ground in the seating area): which is really sad to see

I saw a training cashier girl and she was figuring everything out. Her manager was staring her down and you could tell she was getting nervous. Management needs to be better. This was a couple weeks ago but now I got the chance to write this. I have a cousin who used to work there and said the management has favorites. He also said that one of the main managers would get irritated really easy and give a bad attitude. read more

Awesome service and the new people they hired are amazing. Adults now that know what they are doing are behind the counter and they make it fast and correct. Panera rewards member for years love this location. read more

This was the worst experience I've ever had at a Panera. Firstly, the cashier didn't ask for either of my orders if I wanted bread/chips or an apple. Second, the restaurant wasn't busy in the least bit but every single table in there was filthy. I had to wipe down a table before we could sit down. Third, the trash/dish area was completely full and disgusting. It really seems like no one in here had a clue how to do their job. read more

Hubs and I are totally easy going when it comes to the luncheon spots around town. We usually keep it simple with a salad or sandwich shop, and Panera fits the bill whenever we need to find a quick bite. The menu consists mostly of sandwiches, soups, salads, and a few breakfast items like croissants, bagels and pastries. They are mostly known as a bakery and they boast about their artisan baked breads and pastries, but I personally don't find them to be above a neighborhood grocer in this department. I do enjoy the freshly pressed panini style sandwiches and the accompanying soups that can be "picked two" style. The French Onion soup and the Chipotle Chicken sandwich are my usual favorites when we visit. In addition, I must say that I am a fan of their fresh brewed teas and coffees. The Acai Berry is flavorful and refreshing. This location appeared to be a good condition, especially considering that it's fairly new. The staff was friendly and attentive, but nothing above the standard. read more

I ordered online for rapid pickup, my card was charged multiple times and my food was never made. The staff then argued with me telling me I never ordered from then even though I could show the payment receipt. I never received my food and was left having to call my credit card company to flash the charges. Never will I go back! read more

Great service from Natalia! I had a bunch of questions & she was very helpful & polite! I tried the Napa almond chicken salad on white mitche and it was great! read more

I happened to drive by this place when I first moved here a year and four months ago. I like coming here with my mom for a sandwich and soup. The service could be a little better but overall it's an okay place to eat. read more

Always had a great experience here. I use the online rapid pick up. My order is always ready in 10 minutes and it is always correct. The food is always fresh and my coffee is always hot. No complaints at all! The staff is very friendly as well. read more

It's Panera. A good stop for coffee, pastries, bagels, or a sandwich. Nothing too special about this location.

C'mon who doesn't like Panera Bread? Always on my lunch route when in doubt! One of my favorite places to eat, relax, and enjoy with friends or family. read more

Love Panera!! The bagels, breakfast sandwiches, lunch salads & lunch sandwiches are always fresh & taste great! Not crazy about the coffee drinks here. I typically will get Starbucks before going. read more

I am in love with Panera BUT I have noticed if you want take out, especially in the evening ... It ain't the same. I think they put the newbie, part timers, that could give a damn folks on that shift. This time they forgot my extra cheese on my soup and forgot the nuts on my salad. Last time they forgot the cheese altogether and the salad dressing. Dayum. Really?? read more

I purchased 2 pastries and one of my pastries had a bug in it. The lady said, Oh here just throw it away and we will get you a new one.....don't you think they should have offered me a free one ???? my gosh I was so grossed out after that ! read more